Richard de Umfraville

Richard de Umfraville (1149-1226) was Baron of Umfraville from 1195 to 1226, succeeding Robert II de Umfraville and preceding Gilbert de Umfraville.

Biography
Richard de Umfraville was the son of Odinel II de Umfraville, and he succeeded his brother Robert II de Umfraville as Baron of Umfraville upon his death in 1195. He was among the northern barons who resisted the exactions of King John of England, and he was punished, in 1212, by being forced to hand over his two sons and Prudhoe Castle to the King's possession. By 1216, he joined the rebels during the First Barons' War, but he later made peace with King Henry III of England and died in 1226.